Stickhandling question

[yipperzz]

yeah...for me too. but when i was younger i could bat both left and right. now if i try to bat left, i feel useless. so for hard shots, i'll feel more comfortable shooting right. but i can see how stick handling would be better on the left. i bring two sticks so that when i play a ****ty team i can play left haha.

[beingbobbyorr]

1. Stop focusing on your shot, and concentrate on stickhandling (advancing/protecting the puck & deking is the much more important skill to master).

2. The hand at the top of the stick (knob) is where all the control of the blade should come from. The hand on the middle of the shaft is just (mostly) acting as a fulcrum for leverage and support.

3. Thus, in theory, the dominant hand goes on the top (knob). i.e., right-handers shoot left and vice-versa

4. An ad-hoc way of figuring out your natural preference is to have someone hand you a broom and start sweeping. How you hold the broom will show you how you ought to hold a hockey stick, which dictates what blade curve to get.

[Lososaurus]

Originally Posted by beingbobbyorr

1. Stop focusing on your shot, and concentrate on stickhandling (advancing/protecting the puck & deking is the much more important skill to master).

2. The hand at the top of the stick (knob) is where all the control of the blade should come from. The hand on the middle of the shaft is just (mostly) acting as a fulcrum for leverage and support.

3. Thus, in theory, the dominant hand goes on the top (knob). i.e., right-handers shoot left and vice-versa

4. An ad-hoc way of figuring out your natural preference is to have someone hand you a broom and start sweeping. How you hold the broom will show you how you ought to hold a hockey stick, which dictates what blade curve to get.

With my left hand at the top of the broom.